Stories for Children - The Foolish Disciples
The Foolish Disciples There once was a sage who had many students who lived with him. One day, the sage took them all for an outing in a bullock cart. The sage being old was tired. He said, “Students, I am feeling very tired and would like to take rest. Be very careful and keep a watch so that our things may not slip out of the cart.” The students said "Yes Sir" . After a few minutes, the cart bumped into a stone, shaking the cart. The sage’s vessel to hold holy water fell out of the cart. All the students watched it fall down. After a little while, the sage woke up and asked, “Students, is everything ×ne?Are all our things safe?” The students replied, “Yes, Sir!” One of the students said, “Only the holy vessel fell out of the cart. The sage got ve...